Combined eraser and pencil-sharpener.



H. E. BRYANT. COMBINED ERASER AND PENCIL SVHARPBNBB.

' APPLICATION FILED NOVAB, 1909.

970,984. Patented Sept.20,1910.

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HENRY E. BRYANT, ATLANTAfGEORGIA COMBIN ED ERASER ANDPENGIL-SH."flztPIElNER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 20, 1910. Applicationfiled November 18, 1909, Serial No. 528,737. 7

eraser and pencil sharpener, the object in view being to provide asimple, cheap and effective device of this character comprising a bodyof erasing material, a sharpening blade carried thereby, and a guard forcovering the blade when 'not in use to prevent The invention consists ofthe features of construction, combination and arrangement of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the devicewith the guard closed. Fig. 2 is a similar view with theguard open. Fig.3 is a transverse section. Fig. 4 is a section taken at right angles toFig. 3. Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the body of the device,which preferably comprises a circular disk of erasive material, such asrubber or rubber combined with an abrading surface, as desired. Ex-

tending through and between the sides of said disk is adiagonally.inclined slot 2 which is ali-ned with slots 3 and 4 in metallicreinforcing plates- 5" and 8 bearing against the'respective sides of thedisk, which plates are preferably of circular form and less diameterthan thedisk, as shown. These plates are fastened at diametricallyopposite sides tethediskby rivets? and 8 which pass transverselythrough/said disk. The headed end of the rivet 7 which passes throughthe plate 5 is countersunk in a deression or recess 9 formed in theplate ad acent one end of the slot 3, as shown.

A blade 10 is arranged in the slot 5 and may be fixed'to the disk andplates or otherwise supported in position. This blade has a beveledcutting e ge 11 extending 'thr'ou h the slot 3 in the plate 5 andproje'ctin su ciently to form a planing cutter, so t at by alternatelyreciprocating and rota ing the end of a pencil across the plate/he woodcasing of the pencil may be cut away and bythe operator drawing thepencil toward him, or by shoving it away from him, as preferred.

The slot is of greater width than the thickness of the blade to providea dis.- charge-passage for the chips.

The disk may be employed in an obvious manner so that its periphery maybe used as a pencil or an ink eraser according to the material of whichthe disk is made. In such use, the edge of the blade should be coveredin order to prevent injury to the thumb or -fingers of the operator.

or this purpose a circular guard plate or cover12 is employed which iscoextensive'in diameter with the plate '5 so that it may completelyoverlie the slot 3 and edge 11, This guard late has at one side a boss13 which pivota 1y engages the projecting end of the rivet 8, and at itsdiametrically opposite side is indented to form a spring stud 14: toengage'the keeper 9, whereby the plate may be secured in guardingposition against casual displacement. The, guard is preferablycorrugated or serrated in order that it may be readily swung on itspivot to open and closed positions.

When sufficient force is applied to open the guard, the stud 14 willride out of the keeper, as will be readily understood. An eye 15 isprovided -upon the late 6 for the attachment of a cord in or er toenable the device to be secured against lossor displacement.

In providing a combination article of this character great convenienceis afforded to clerks, stenographers and others, and the construction issuch as to enable the device to be economically made.

1. A device of the character described comprising a body of erasingmaterial having a slot'therein reinforcing plates disposed on oppositesides of the body and having registering slots, a blade disposed in theslot in the.botly and having a cutting edge projecting through the slotin one of said plates, the latterplateheing provided with v a lockingdepression or recess, rlvets extending through the body and plates andunitingl the same, and a guard pivotally mounte upon one of said rivets,said guard havin lockingindentation to engage said locking recess. 1

2. A device of the character described comprising a body of erasingmaterial havv '5 jecting through the slot in one of said plates,Witnesses:

ing a slot therein, reinforcing plates secured to opposite sides of thebody and having registering slots, abla'de disposedin the slot in thebody and having a cutting edge proin presence of two witnesses.

HENRY E. BRYANT.-

- and a pivoted guard for covering the edge FRED W. REID, 7

cf the blade. l PEARLE ARNOLD.

In testirnany whereof I aflix my signature:

